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Tokyo Olympics medalists Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya have been knocked out of the Paris Olympics qualification race after losing their respective matches in the selection trials for the upcoming international tournament. Bajrang Punia was the main face of the protests against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. He suffered a crushing 1-9 defeat to Rohit Kumar in the men's freestyle 65 kg semi-finals. Earlier, he had managed to register a close victory against Ravinder. If Ravinder had not lost the match point due to warning, Punia would have been out in the very first match.
After Bajrang Punia angrily walks out of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre. Bajrang was training in Russia , National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officials tried to collect samples from Punia for dope test but he could not even compete for third-fourth place. Punia took training in Russia to prepare for the trials. However, Punia won the case in the Delhi High Court, saying that the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had no jurisdiction to conduct the trial.
Ravi Dahiya lost two matches
Tokyo silver medalist Ravi Dahiya and star-in-the-making Aman Sehrawat were both contenders, as the men's 57kg was always a tough category. Dahiya, who was returning from injury, had to face a 13-14 defeat against Aman in the high-scoring opening match. Both train at Chhatrasal Stadium. Aman has made his name famous by winning medals in almost all the tournaments in 2023. The trials are being conducted by an ad-hoc panel of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
The Asian Games bronze medalist won the match by thwarting Dahiya's push in the last minute. In the next match, Dahiya lost to Under-20 Asian champion Udit and was eliminated. The winners of the trials will get a chance to participate in the Asian and World Olympic Qualifiers. India has so far secured only one quota for the Paris Games through the final (Women's 53kg).